Bevan Brittan reappoints Easterbrook to senior partner for three-year term

Bevan Brittan has reappointed Joanne Easterbrook as senior partner for a further three-year term from 1 May 2019.

The law firm has also appointed partners Jodie Sinclair and Tim Hodgetts to its board.

Hodgetts will head up Bevan Brittan’s Clinical Risk Department in succession to Easterbrook. A partner at the firm since 2007, he is based in its Birmingham and London offices.

Sinclair, Head of Bevan Brittan’s Employment, Pensions & Immigration team, joins the firm's board as an elected member partner. She has 20 years’ experience as a specialist employment lawyer with a particular focus on health and social care providers.

Bevan Brittan’s Managing Partner Duncan Weir said: “I am delighted that Jo will be continuing as Senior Partner. She has made a huge contribution to the firm in the role as well as managing our market leading Clinical Risk practice.

“My congratulations too to Jodie who will become a valued member of the Board, and to Tim who now steps up to become Head of Clinical Risk. As a firm, we have had another busy and successful financial year and these new appointments will stand us in good stead as we continue to grow the firm within our chosen markets and deliver high quality, pragmatic advice in partnership with our clients.”

Easterbrook, who has been senior partner since 2016, said: “I am very pleased to be continuing in my role as Senior Partner, where the focus is on ensuring that we deliver outstanding client care and in a challenging and supportive culture for all colleagues.

“I am also delighted to be handing over leadership of the Clinical Risk team to Tim who is an outstanding lawyer with a deep understanding of the market. I look forward to welcoming Jodie to the Board, her appointment is much-deserved.”